My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jeff Kent, Jacques Doucet, Fergie Jenkins and Russell Martin.
10 amazing Fergie Jenkins stats on his 83rd birthday
To celebrate Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins' 83rd birthday, here are 10 amazing stats about him.
Original Toronto Blue Jay Steve Hargan dies at 83
Steve Hargan, who made five starts for the Toronto Blue Jays in their inaugural season, passed away on October 30 at the age of 83.
Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Slack dies at 92
Longtime minor league manager and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Bill Slack passed away on Sunday at the age of 92.
November 3, 1971: Fergie Jenkins became first Canadian to win Cy Young Award
On this date 54 years ago, Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) became the first Canadian to win the National League Cy Young Award.
But What Do I Know? . . . Josh Naylor, Michael Soroka, Nick Pivetta, Cal Quantrill, Tyler O’Neill, Kirk McCaskill
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jim Baba, Josh Naylor, Matt Brash, Michael Soroka and Kirk McCaskill.
But What Do I Know? . . . Josh Naylor, Michael Soroka, Mitch Bratt, Cal Quantrill, Rob Thomson
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Josh Naylor, Michael Soroka, Mitch Bratt, Matt Stairs and Joe Siddall.
Longtime Blue Jays right-hander Jim Clancy dies at 69
Longtime Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jim Clancy has died at the age of 69.
Doug Melvin to be honoured by Chatham Barnstormers tonight
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Chatham-Kent Barnstormers will honour longtime major league executive Doug Melvin prior to their game tonight against the London Majors.
How did Fergie Jenkins pitch on Opening Day?
So how did Fergie Jenkins, the greatest Canadian pitcher, fare on MLB Opening Day? Pretty darn well, I discovered.
